Randolph -- page 2

STATE OF TENNESSEE .... MARION COUNTY
By witness of Entry No. 062 made by RANDOLPH LANE in th County Treasurers office of Marion County on the 18th day of August 1831.
   I have surveyed for said RANDOLPH LANE two hundred acres of land in said county on the top of Cumberland Mountain on the dry fork of Coops Creek beginning at a stake and pointer near the head of a spring and running then North sixty poles to a stake and pointers a condition with GEORGE LEWIS then with said condition West 25 poles to an ironwood. Then North sixty poles to a Black Oak near said Lewis's fence. Then North thirty poles to a Black Oak. Then East two hundred and fifty-two poles to the beginning marking said spring and said LANE and LEWIS dwelling houses and part of each of their improvements.

Signed Geo. Lewis and Benjamin Lewis

Signed March 9th, 1833
STEPHEN HICKS, surveyor of Marion County

                                             (Note: One pole equals 16.5 feet.]

STATE OF TENNESSEE ... LAND GRANT NO. 3493 ... BOOK E, PAGE 344
NOVEMBER 12, 1834

STATE OF TENNESSEE NO. 3493, 200 ACRES
To all whom these presents shall come, Greetings. Know ye that by virtue of entry No. 962 made in the Office Of The Entry Taker of Marion County and entered on the 18th day of August 1834 pursuant to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of said state passed in the 9th day of January 1829, this is Granted by the said State of Tennessee unto RANDOLPH LANE a certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred acres by survey hearing date the 9th day of March 1833 lying in said county on the top of Cumberland Mountain on the dry fork of Coop's Creek. Beginning a stake and pointer near the head of a spring running north sixty poles to a stake and pointers a condition with GEORGE LEWIS; then with said Condition West twenty-five poles to a sawn wood. Then North sixty poles to a Black Oak near said Lewis' farm then West thirty-five poles to a black oak, then leaving said condition West one hundred and ninety-two poles to a Black Gum. Then South one hundred and forty poles to the beginning. Including said LANE'S and LEWIS'S dwelling houses and part of each of their improvements. With the Hereditaments and appurtenances; To have and to hold said tract or parcel of land with its appointments to the said RANDOLPH LANE and his heirs forever. ------------------ where of WILLIAM CAROL, Governor of the State of Tennessee has here unto set hand and caused the great seal of the state to be affixed at Nashville on the 12th day of November 1834 and 59 years of our Independence.

By the Governor,


SAML G. SMITH,  Secretary

[Gary Lane:  Between 1832 and 1834 are three records pertaining to a RANDOLPH LAIN/LANE and a Land Grant in Marion County, Tennessee. At least one of these records says RANDOLPH'S land borders alongside the land of a GEORGE LEWIS. There was a GEORGE LEWIS (same age) living near RANDOLPH and WILLIAM in the 1830 Cocke County census. I do not know when or where RANDOLPH sold his land. It was located near what is now known as Dunlap, TN (which was part of Marion Co., then Bledsoe Co., and finally Sequatchie County. I have searched the index of the  index of the land deed records for each of these counties but had no luck.]

1840 (Liberty Twp), Madison Co., MO
LANE, Randle living in the household  males = 1-3-2-0-0-1   females = 0-2-1-0-0-1
males 0-5 yr = 1 (possibly Jacob b abt 1838 - guesstimating his birthyear based on census data)   
males 5-10 = 3 (Isaac 4y b. 1835, Elias 9y b. 1831, there must be another son that I cannot account for)
males 10-15 = 2 (these 2 would've been born between 1825 & 1830, but cannot account for them, either - could they be nephew?)
males 15-20 = 0
males 20-30 = 0
males 30-40 = 1 (this would be Randolph)
females     0-5 = 0  (daughter Rhedy was born between 1839-40 -- she should be accounted for here!)
females   5-10 = 2  (Nancy 6y b. 1834, + who is this? could it be they counted Rhedy here?)
females 10-15 = 1  (who is this?? - WINNIE b. abt 1827?)
females 15-20 = 0
females 20-30 = 0
females 30-40 = 1 (this would be Biddy, we don't see her name listed until 1860)

(Note: It appears that by the time of the 1840 census Randolph & Biddy have 9 children living in their household, yet I can only account for 5: Elias, Nancy, Isaac, Jacob & Rhedy.) land deed records for each of these counties but had no luck.)

[Gary:  In 1840 RANDOLPH and family moved to Madison Co., Missouri. They are listed in this census next to MARY DUNN, age 40-50 years old. At this time RANDOLPH and wife are listed as 30-40 y/o. Since we know BIDDY (at this time) is 37 y/o, and later learn that MARY DUNN (also from South Carolina) is 50 y/o (at this time) she would have been 13 when BIDDY was born. It is unlikely that Mary DUNN is Biddy's mother, but it's still my best guess.
In addition to RANDOLPH and Mary DUNN in this census is JOHN LANE and ANTWINE LANE. This is the only time I have seen the name Antwine and have no idea who he might be. John Lane, younger brother of Randolph, was born in Tennessee between 1807 and 1809. Near John are some of the families that were listed in the 1830 Cocke Co., TN census.]